Mcclaren didn't do well for England, but wasn't everyone saying that about Sven until last season, when he was doing well @ City? I personally don't see why they sacked him in the first place, but England players really over rate them selves, its about time they came off cloud nine!! You can't just blame the manager, it was the players fault 2! None of them show any pride in playing for their country! Well things are starting to improve, I just hope England get an English manager one day!

Steve Mclaren is a fine coach, with good experince at Derby County and Manchester United. He did not have much luck as England manager, but he has had the guts to restart in holland with FC Twente, so he worthy of respect.

tom p said: "Steve is far better a manager than he has ever been given credit for..."

Ton, are you Scottish by any chance? :)

McClaren is right. He does need shooting. Useless git!

I dont think "anthony914" knows a thing about football. I dont think Ronaldo got player of the world just for his goals (plays in "middle" of the field by the way). He is the best player in the world. Gerrrard is good but he could not lace the boots of Ronaldo.Different class.

yeah he did what an idiot he said it was so the dutch people could understand him better!!! say no more!!

Did he do this interview in a Dutch accent, do you think?

i agree with comment 63. Sven had to go and the england lot knew the fans wouldn't let them bring in a foreign manager straight away so Steve McClaren was made the scape goat, he didn't get any support, especially not from the fans who were against him from the word go. Who else would've taken the job after the Sven saga? If they had brought in Fabio Cappelo at that point all the fans would've gone crazy cos most believed an english manager would do the best job. I agree Steve McClaren did make mistakes but i do think the england players had a part to play in failing to qualify for euro 2008, they are all good players in their teams but that doesnt mean they'll play well together!

he is the epitome of what a true english person really is.

i think soccer or football is a rubbish sport and should not be a game and there also should not be arguements about this McClaren because i have read them and they are all bias. That is my, say what is yours?

Mclaren dosent now how to manage a nationl team

Steve McLaren was given the job because Sven was given little alternative but to leave.I blame Jamie Carragher and Paul Scholes for not eating humble pie for one game by playing in order to let us qualify for Euro 2008.SM was given little support by the hierarchy in the England set up and they appeared to rejoice at his failure.Steve is far better a manager than he has ever been given credit for.Sure,he made some mistakes but who does not!

Mclaren is a idiot. He lost england a place in the Euro2008. He might be a good club manager but he can't deal with a country.

Steve McLaren is one of the most boring football managers around. His England side for the 2008 euro qualifiers was a disaster,should not be allowed back in UK.

Man City...UEFA Cup...big gamesh....that's why I come to Twente...Robinho...shtrong player...Twente...alsho shtrong. Maybe win...maybe loshe...etc

gerrard would get in any premier league team and any top team in the world!! he is as good as anyone for what he brings to the game. Kaka and co are sensational but when was the last time one of them had dirty shorts from tackling back in their own box. gerrard is the whole package. ronaldo gets world player of the year for his goal tally but the other 75 mins of the game he is diving and being a soft ar*e!!
have u ever acctually played footy at a decent level like most on here prob havn't?
easy to judge from your armchair.

is it me or did comment 54 copy and paste that of wikipedia i mean we don't want to know about the guy who screwed are chances of qualifying last year.

is it me or did comment 54 copy and paste that of wikipedia i mean we don't want to know about the guy who screwed are chances of qualifying last year.

McClaren is not a nice man, I've met him a number of times. He is a very arrogant man, who believes in himself, more than anyone else ever will. The FA were mad to give him the England job. The Boro fans couldn't believe their luck, he was taken off their hands, and paid for the privillege. It was just a pity for the England football team. I don't know many footballers, or ex-footballers who have much respect for the guy. Good luck Holland. You're going to need it.

Neither of them would get near the top international teams. Not as good as Xavi senna and fabragas for spain, or pirlo and gattuso for Italy, riquelme and mass for argentina, kaka and ronaldinho for Brazil or the likes of zidane and vierra of past. Neither are playmakers like scholes was. They are high energy, box to box players but dont posses the killer qualities a great midfielder needs. They get away with it at club level because they are playing beside playeras that will carry them.